#BFBD43#BFBD43
#BFBD43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.141 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFBD43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 189, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 64.9%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -14.29, 59.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 61.19, 103.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.74% -0.0446 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.74% 0.141 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6979, 47.8780, 12.4067) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
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ΔE00 3.87
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.42
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.59
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.90
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.98
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFBD43 #4345BF
analogous
#BF7F43 #BFBD43 #83BF43
triadic
#BFBD43 #43BFBD #BD43BF
tetradic
#BFBD43 #43BF7F #4345BF #BF4383
square
#BFBD43 #43BF7F #4345BF #BF4383
split-complementary
#BFBD43 #4383BF #7F43BF
monochromatic
#656422 #939132 #BFBD43 #CFCD71 #DEDD9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#BFBD43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#BFBD43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFBD43
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFBD43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFBD43 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB633
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCB1A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfbd43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 189, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.141 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5d07d',
500: '#bfbd43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfbd43; $custom-light: #d5d07d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfbd43",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 189,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.032,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77739,
"c": 0.14148,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.47877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFBD43
secondary
#9394CA
accent
#51D94F
background
#FDFCF7
surface
#FBF9EE
border
#D4D2C9
text
#15140A
muted
#83827C